Rootiest NeoVim Configuration

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      ,l;             c,
   .:ooool'           loo:.
 .,oooooooo:.         looooc,       /VVVVVVVV\++++  /VVVVVVVV\
ll:,loooooool,        looooool      \VVVVVVVV/++++++\VVVVVVVV/
llll,;ooooooooc.      looooooo       |VVVVVV|++++++++/VVVVV/'
lllllc,coooooooo;     looooooo       |VVVVVV|++++++/VVVVV/'
lllllll;,loooooool'   looooooo      +|VVVVVV|++++/VVVVV/'+
lllllllc .:oooooooo:. looooooo    +++|VVVVVV|++/VVVVV/'+++++
lllllllc   'loooooool,:ooooooo  +++++|VVVVVV|/VVV___++++++++++
lllllllc     ;ooooooooc,cooooo    +++|VVVVVVVVVV/##/ +_+_+_+
lllllllc      .coooooooo;;looo      +|VVVVVVVVV___ +/#_#,#_#,\
lllllllc        ,loooooool,:ol       |VVVVVVV//##/+/#/+/#/'/#/
 'cllllc         .:oooooooo;.        |VVVVV/'+/#/+/#/+/#/ /#/
   .;llc           .loooo:.          |VVV/'++/#/+/#/ /#/ /#/
      ,;             ;l;             'V/'  /##//##//##//###/

The rootiest neovim configuration you will ever see!

Pre-requisites

Note: While NeoVim may run without these prerequisites, functionality will be limited.
For the full experience, it is recommended to install the pre-requisites.

Required

• git - Version control system
• luarocks - Lua package manager
• Nerd Fonts - Font with extended glyphs

Your terminal/client application must have a Nerd Font installed and support the Nerd Font glyphs.

Kitty or NeoVide are recommended.

Optional

• ripgrep - A faster grep
• fzf - A command-line fuzzy finder
• fd - A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'
• lazygit - A simple terminal UI for git commands
• kitty - A fast, feature-rich, GPU based terminal emulator
• NeoVide - A fast, feature-rich, and modern NeoVim GUI
• fish - A smart and user-friendly command line shell

Installation

1. Install NeoVim (0.9+)

2. Install Pre-requisites

3. Backup your current nvim configuration (if you have one)

   mv ~/.config/nvim ~/.config/nvim.bak
   

4. Clone the repository

   git clone git@github.com:rootiest/rootiest-nvim ~/.config/nvim
   

5. Enjoy! 🎉

Keep your current nvim configuration

This will download and open the Rootiest NeoVim configuration
without replacing your current NeoVim configuration.

1. Clone the repository

   git clone git@github.com:rootiest/rootiest-nvim ~/.config/rootiest/rootiest-nvim
   

2. Open Neovim with this config:

   NVIM_APPNAME=rootiest/rootiest-nvim/ nvim
   

3. Enjoy! 🎉

4. Fall in love and see Installation

Features

• Comfortable keybindings and IDE-like features
• Designed to be quick to load and easy to use without compromising on features
• Leans heavily on lazy and luarocks for plugin management and lazy-loading
• Catppuccin theme is default but a selection of others are also included
• Automatic light/dark mode switching based on system theme
• Extensive special configurations for kitty, including theme matching
• Kitty scrollback and keybinding support
• Special configuration for neovide
• Detects terminal client and adjusts accordingly
• ToggleTerm, fzf, telescope, neotree, etc. for quick access to files and terminal
• Many UI elements to enhance the experience
• LSP support for many languages and automatic setup for many more
• Remotely spawn a NeoVim instance over ssh, in a container, or from a git repo
• Dashboard logo adjusts to the size of the window
• Warnings for missing dependencies
• User-selected AI completion tool: codeium, copilot, tabnine, minuet, or none
• WakaTime integration: Tracking time spent on code
• Hardtime integration: Trains better use of vim motions and shortcuts
• Colorscheme is remembered between sessions
• Lean and fast while providing a complete professional experience
• Achieves sub-75ms startup time on my laptop

Options

There are some hidden files in the configuration directory that can be used to configure user options.

• .colorscheme : Set the colorscheme
  This file facilitates restoring the colorscheme between sessions.
  This value is overwritten when the colorscheme is changed in the UI.

• .leader : Set the leader key
  This file defines the leader key used in the mappings.
  It contains only a single space by default.

• .aitool : Set the AI tool
  This file defines the AI plugin used for code completion.
  The options are codeium copilot tabnine minuet or none.

• .wakatime : Enables WakaTime
  This file defines whether the WakaTime plugin is enabled.
  The options are true or false.

• .useimage : Enables Image plugin
  This file defines whether the Image plugin is enabled.
  The options are true or false.

• .hardtime : Enables Hardtime plugin
  This file defines whether the Hardtime plugin is enabled.
  The options are true or false.

• .ignore-deps : Disables dependency check
  This file defines whether the dependency check is enabled.
  The options are true or false.

Companion Tools

Rootiest Kitty Conf - A kitty configuration that is designed to work with this NeoVim configuration

Rootiest Fish Conf - A fish configuration that pairs well with this NeoVim configuration

Nerd Fonts - A collection of fonts that includes many icons and glyphs used in this configuration.

Dotfiles

Rootiest Dotfiles

Credits

• Folke Lamaitre
• LazyVim
• Elijah Manor